I've been working so hard on HEsentme.org yet I still feel that I'm not doing enough. How can you ever work hard enough for God? Don't we all owe it to Him? Yet during my quiet time about a week ago I heard Him say "you've done enough, it's time to wait and let me do a few things". At first I doubted that I was hearing correctly, then we lost the funding for the wind turbine at our headquarters. At first I was upset but then I figured this must God's way of telling me to wait. A few days ago I received an email from my church saying that the trip to Mali in February had been postponed until April. Again a big disappointment but since I was going to put the trip on a credit card I again went back to my quiet time when I heard Him say "wait".
This morning, I got out of bed and made coffee and jumped on my computer to check my email. Waiting for me in my inbox was an email from a friend of mine that ran across the HEsentme.org website from my Facebook account. She said in her email that she had been hearing the Lord calling her and felt the need to contact me and asked if she could handle our fund-raising.
OK, so we've all heard that "the Lord works in mysterious ways" and "good things come to those that wait" but this is AMAZING.
Friday, January 16, 2009
Friday, January 9, 2009
... and then the end will come.
Her statement is valid but you also have to understand that there are not many people that will get a passport, get immunized for polio, hepatitis A/B, meningitis, typhoid and yellow fever, measles, mumps, rubella, take malaria pills every day, endure a 15 hour flight, live without plumbing or electricity and very limited food to help another human in need and tell them about Jesus.
Another family member suggests that if all Christians would get on their knees together and pray for Jesus to come and take us home that the prayer would be so powerful that God would have to honor it.
But if you look in Matthew you will find the following verse: And the Good News about the Kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world, so that all nations will hear it; and then the end will come. Matthew 24:14
Jesus can't return to take us home until everyone knows the Good News and has had a chance to either accept it or reject it.
That's why I'm going to Africa... Because, HE sent me.
Saturday, January 3, 2009
"Word" for 2009
I've never been fond of New Years resolutions, it feels weird naming something to change about me in the coming year that I could have been working on 6 or 8 months ago.
The pastor of our church, David Uth has the perfect twist to this old tradition. He has all of us start praying in December for our "word". At the end of the year we all ask for one word from God that will some how effect our life and in January we begin to use that word to make a difference in our relationship with Him.
Today is January 3rd and He just gave me my word. My word for 2009 is "bold". To some of you reading this it may seem strange to you if you consider the work I've been doing with HEsentme.org. The truth is, is that I haven't really been "bold" about much in my life but I now know that it's time for a change.
I looked up the word bold in the "index of notes" in my Bible and this is what I found:"May the bolts of your gates be of iron and bronze; may you be secure all your days. There is no one like the God of Israel. He rides across the heavens to help you, across the skies in majestic splendor. The eternal God is your refuge, and his everlasting arms are under you. He drives out the enemy before you; he cries out, Destroy them!" Deuteronomy 33:25-27
For the first time in my life I want to be engaged in a discussion about my faith. I don't mind people thinking I'm silly for what I believe in. I love praying out loud. Saying grace over a meal, praying with a friend that just lost their job or a loved one or seeking guidance in their life.
I just heard from the missions pastor yesterday that our trip to West Africa in February looks "weak". We have no one that wants to lead us on this trip until April. It's funny because the first thing that I thought of was that I would go alone. Bold or stupid? I haven't figured it out yet but I'm sure that prayer is the answer....
The pastor of our church, David Uth has the perfect twist to this old tradition. He has all of us start praying in December for our "word". At the end of the year we all ask for one word from God that will some how effect our life and in January we begin to use that word to make a difference in our relationship with Him.
Today is January 3rd and He just gave me my word. My word for 2009 is "bold". To some of you reading this it may seem strange to you if you consider the work I've been doing with HEsentme.org. The truth is, is that I haven't really been "bold" about much in my life but I now know that it's time for a change.
I looked up the word bold in the "index of notes" in my Bible and this is what I found:"May the bolts of your gates be of iron and bronze; may you be secure all your days. There is no one like the God of Israel. He rides across the heavens to help you, across the skies in majestic splendor. The eternal God is your refuge, and his everlasting arms are under you. He drives out the enemy before you; he cries out, Destroy them!" Deuteronomy 33:25-27
For the first time in my life I want to be engaged in a discussion about my faith. I don't mind people thinking I'm silly for what I believe in. I love praying out loud. Saying grace over a meal, praying with a friend that just lost their job or a loved one or seeking guidance in their life.
I just heard from the missions pastor yesterday that our trip to West Africa in February looks "weak". We have no one that wants to lead us on this trip until April. It's funny because the first thing that I thought of was that I would go alone. Bold or stupid? I haven't figured it out yet but I'm sure that prayer is the answer....
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